June 2008 Table of Contents

June 04, 2008

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Here are the stories from the June 2008 issue of Automobile Magazine. Some stories do not appear online until after the magazine has gone on sale at the newsstand. Go pick up the latest issue to read the entire magazine.

	BMW Will Revive tii Badge for 1- and 3-series BMW is planning to revive the storied tii badge for the 1-series and 3-series. We expect the 1-series to get a lighter chassis and twin-turbo four-cylinder producing 300 hp.
	2008 Tata Nano Shifting Paradigms.
	Noise, Vibration, Harshness: Toad Rules Toad Rules: On orthopedic cars, H-point specials, and the need to not ride high.
	Dyer Consequences: Hy-Tension Hy-Tension: A plan for a truce between hybrid drivers and everyone else.
	Vile Gossip: Mean Jean on her favorite dead car show Mean Jean, Queen of the Wienermobile Class, on her favorite dead car show.
	2009 Hummer H3T Best served on the rocks.
	2009 Subaru Forester The 2009 Subaru Forester has finally shed its dorky appearance. As much as the Forester's looks have changed, its driving demeanor really hasn't.
	2009 Honda Pilot A minivan in a leather jacket. Honda's unibody SUV gets an upgrade.
	2009 Honda Pilot Wallpaper Gallery The new Pilot looks nearly identical to the prototype shown in Detroit. Have a look from every angle in our gallery.
	2008 Nissan Cube Small, square, and promising. Nissan's Cube fits right in and we'll soon be able to buy one in the U.S.
	2009 Ford Flex Limited When Ford offered to chauffeur us around New York City during auto-show week in the hottest car coming down its pike, we signed up.
	Chevrolet Corvette C7 - Sneak Preview 2008 Your pregame guide to the next Corvette.
	2008 Audi R8 TDI Le Mans One red-hot launch vehicle, Audi's R8 TDI Le Mans Concept, brings Audi's turbo direct-injection diesel to the USA.
	Falling for a Fiat 500 Porsche-belt comedian Jerry Seinfeld drops down to two cylinders and 18 hp and finds that Italians had fun putting the engine in the wrong place, too.
	Tom Bigelow - Speedway Samurai Tom Bigelow was the best of the Bump Day warriors, drivers who specialized in last-day qualifying for the Indy 500.
	2007 Mazda CX-9 - Four Seasons Wrap-up A late arriver smooth-talks its way into the center of the party.
	Collectible Classic: 1966-1967 Oldsmobile Toronado It may be hard to believe today, but at one time, Oldsmobile distinguished itself among General Motors divisions with its advanced engineering.